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Where are the Gobi Desert and the Takla Makan Desert located?
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Sand dunes in the Sahara, near Merzouga, Morocco.
The Gobi and Takla Makan are both major desert regions located in Central Asia.
- Gobi Desert: This vast region stretches across large portions of Mongolia and China. It is bounded by the Altai and Hangayn mountains to the north, the Da Hinggan Range to the east, the Yin, Qilian, Altun, and Bei mountains to the south, and the eastern Tien Shan to the west.1
- Takla Makan Desert: Situated to the west of the Gobi, this desert occupies the central part of the Tarim Basin in the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, western China. It is enclosed by the Tien Shan ranges to the north and the Kunlun and western Altun mountains to the south.21